UWA Handbook 2024

Unit Overview

Description

This is the first unit in the Global MD Primary Care longitudinal stream which extends over the first 2 years of the Global MD program. This Unit introduces students to the philosophy and foundational principles of Primary Care. There is a focus on AMC Domain 2: Clinical Practice, Domain 3: Health and Society, Domain 4: Professionalism & Leadership?.

Concepts of professional behaviour, medical ethics, the patient perspective and patient-centred care will be introduced. Foundations of Medical Sciences and Global Medicine principles and unit content will be applied to clinical aspects of primary care. Foundational communication skills, clinical reasoning, team dynamics, clinical leadership and history taking will be explored in order to provide an Australian context for the communication and clinical skills components of the upcoming Integrated Medical Systems units. Principles of adult learning, self-reflection, personal development and lifelong learning will be studied as relevant to scaffold subsequent clinical professional standards and examinations (e.g. OSCE and USMLE preparation).

Credit

6 points

Offering

Availability	Location	Mode
Not available in 2024	UWA (Perth)	Face to face

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) define and demonstrate professional behaviour in the educational and clinical settings.; (2) outline the principles of reflective practice, and recognise personal abilities, challenges and health needs, and Primary Care roles of support services; (3) describe major bioethical issues in the doctor-patient relationship and develop suitable knowledge and skills to address these.; (4) discuss diversity, equity and inclusion in society and its influence on beliefs and values surrounding health; (5) outline issues related to the patient's perspectives of health, illness and healthcare experiences; (6) explain the elements of medical consultation and the principles of clinical reasoning.; (7) outline the organisation of primary health care systems and their delivery, including the benefits of interprofessional practice; (8) outline principles of learning, identify personal learning needs, and implement a personal learning plan; (9) merge clinical and scientific knowledge in preparation for USMLE step 1; and (10) perform Basic Life Support safely.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) in-semester assessments; (2) end of semester assessment; and (3) professional behaviour and attendance. Further information is available in the unit outline.

To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the professional behaviour and attendance component.

Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Helen Wilcox

Unit rules

Prerequisites

Enrolment in

92850 Doctor of Medicine (Global)

Co-requisites

GMED4101 Global Medicine
and GMED4102 Foundations of Medical Science

Advisable prior study

Following the first year of delivery and contingent on evaluation and resourcing, this may also be taken as a review unit for UWA MD students who do not successfully complete Year 1 of the standard UWA MD and also as a preparatory unit for applicants from specialist admission pathways for the standard UWA MD, such as the Rural, Indigenous
or International pathways.

Approved quota: 105—selection for the Global MD will be overseen with the Medical School's Medicine and Dentistry Admission and Selection Committee, and be consistent with the approved and advertised selection processes for the standard UWA MD (course code 91850).

Contact hours

3-5 hours per week